Category: PHARMACIST CORNER

DOs and DON’Ts of A Dispensing Error Should I acknowledge my mistake? Should I report my error? Will the company throw me under the bus? My colleagues will think am not capable to be a pharmacist. Will I be called for disciplinary action? Pharmacists struck off the GPhC register due to dishonest acts (such as […]

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Welcome to Pharmacist Diary Pre Reg Practice Questions One way to revise for the pre-registration exam is through practice questions. There are so many materials to read but from personal experience and feedbacks; the proven formula to pass the exam is through constant practice of questions. With over 100 carefully crafted questions PharmacistDiary aims to target […]

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Medicine Recall Ventolin Accuhaler 200mcg (Salbutamol Sulfate) Glaxo Wellcome UK is recalling two Lots of Ventolin Accuhaler 200mcg because a manufacturing issue with these Lots has been identified which has resulted in a small number of units not delivering the full number of doses. Healthcare Professionals please take the following actions: Quarantine any affected stock […]

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6-Year-Old Boy Denied Medicinal Cannabis Licence by UK Government. Home Office denied the request for a medicinal cannabis licence for a 6-year-old boy to control his rare form of epilepsy. Alfie Dingley, from Kenilworth in Warwickshire, went to Netherlands to take a cannabis oil medication. Alfie was said to have responded to treatment. There was […]

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Pre Reg Progress Report: How Do I Get Sign Off Get comfortable it is going to be a lengthy post. This post is a post you would want to bookmark. 76 performance outcomes to achieve in 52 weeks. Read below all the necessary information required for a progress report with detailed examples of task to […]

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Ten Pharmacy Trends to Leave Behind in 2017 Happy New Year and Welcome to 2018. New year brings forth new beginnings and some things should stay in the past. Pharmacy world experienced a rollercoaster ride in 2017 (2017PharmacyRecap). So many trends need to stay however many things should be locked away and not allowed in […]

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2017: Pharmacy Recap 2017: Pharmacy Recap. The countdown to 2018 has begun all over the world. Everyone is reviewing Achievements, Failures and Goals along side setting New Year Resolutions. It has been such an eventful year in the world of Pharmacy, so many inventions some which where displayed at the Pharmacy Show. We saw Viagra reclassified. This […]

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Following consultation and advice from the commission on human medicine. Viagra is now reclassified from POM to P. Viagra Available Over The Counter. Viagra can now be purchased by anyone over 18 without a prescription. Viagra should not be sold to: Those with severe Kidney Failure Severe Liver Failure Severe Cardiovascular Disease more information from […]

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Medicine Recall: Lipitor (Atorvastatin) 80mg film-coated tablets Medicine Recall: Lipitor A Class 2 Medicine Recall: Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals is recalling three batches of Lipitor (Atorvastatin) 80mg film-coated tablets as a precaution. This is due to an out of specification result for microbiological testing during stability studies on a batch of the product which was not […]